tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post5360139751860390880..comments2024-03-25T16:51:04.370-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Dip Your Ears, No. 215 (A Grand Steinway Romance)Charles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-61996253734098083482017-02-19T00:04:42.277-05:002017-02-19T00:04:42.277-05:00In a word, kid, no. Consider yourself finished as ...In a word, kid, no. Consider yourself finished as a music critic, not that you ever were. You are done, peysan You are not very smart to run afoul of someone of my stature III not this business and particular someone from my celebrated family, which you certainly know. No matter where you you sanctimonious wannabe,we can and will find you. . Capisce? If ever I want your opinion, kitten I will Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-71078847587417930052016-12-04T06:58:22.619-05:002016-12-04T06:58:22.619-05:00Oh dear. Do you sometimes reflect and wish you cou...Oh dear. Do you sometimes reflect and wish you could have some of the words back, that escape your keyboard in spurts of frustrated rage? (I know I do, on occasion.)jflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017753357752263113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-78063779078840677732016-11-28T04:02:19.894-05:002016-11-28T04:02:19.894-05:00Dear Mr. -- which is it: Bell Young or Young? -- t...Dear Mr. -- which is it: Bell Young or Young? -- thanks much for your long, if partially supercilious response on this completely insignificant online publication. You make some valid points (marred, alas, by a few unnecessary assumptions and patronizing comments that somewhat overshoot your goal) and I don't disagree with you all that greatly, except this point:<br /><br />"by what jflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017753357752263113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-69024347193090657582016-11-23T10:14:07.057-05:002016-11-23T10:14:07.057-05:00(don't) As one of the most widely published mu...(don't) As one of the most widely published music critics in this country for nearly half a century, let me give you some advice. Do not presume that because you write for a completely insignificant online publication, with a tiny readership, that you have a monopoly on musical authority, to speak nothing of clout in this business. You do not. If you ever want to write for a major Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17730622294582952934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-78346937370950408222016-11-23T10:13:26.510-05:002016-11-23T10:13:26.510-05:00In my 45 years as a music critic for many major pu...In my 45 years as a music critic for many major publications, I was forbidden, as a matter of policy, to review vanity recordings. That was largely because retailers and distributors rarely if ever carried them, and on those rare occasions when they were reviewed, irate consumers would complain that they could not find them. Things have since changed thanks to the Internet, making it easier Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17730622294582952934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-32174902485448931062016-11-18T14:13:39.815-05:002016-11-18T14:13:39.815-05:00(looks up Latin translation of "Buy the album...(looks up Latin translation of "Buy the album" for Jeffrey Biegel)Rex Immensae Majestatis Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14767231105426138176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-77723621175694201232016-11-18T14:13:06.268-05:002016-11-18T14:13:06.268-05:00
This review seemed unnecessarily dyspeptic to me...<br /><br />This review seemed unnecessarily dyspeptic to me, but what do I know.Rex Immensae Majestatis Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14767231105426138176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-80092520286196848972016-11-07T12:49:29.824-05:002016-11-07T12:49:29.824-05:00Dear Jens: Thanks!
Dear all: Scito te ipsum.Dear Jens: Thanks!<br />Dear all: Scito te ipsum.Jeffrey Biegelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-12174614880740106512016-11-07T10:17:37.043-05:002016-11-07T10:17:37.043-05:00Dear Jeffrey: Thanks for your friendly response.
D...Dear Jeffrey: Thanks for your friendly response.<br />Dear everyone else: Quod erat demonstrandum.jflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017753357752263113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-25360312026811027272016-11-06T14:03:06.308-05:002016-11-06T14:03:06.308-05:00Jens, thank you for taking time to listen to this ...Jens, thank you for taking time to listen to this recording. My intention has always been to perpetuate the traditions of the 20th century pianists through this and other recordings, which reflect the singing sound and brilliance of the writing and the pianists who once walked the earth. The technological advances upon us have, in some ways, made us immune to the world of sound as we once knew itJeffrey Biegelhttp://www.jeffreybiegel.comnoreply@blogger.com